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The children of Israel said to Yahweh, We have sinned: do you to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, we pray you, this day.
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A Model for True Repentance
Commentators see Israel's prayer as a model of genuine repentance. It contains a clear confession ('We have sinned'), total submission to God's justice ('do to us whatever seems good to you'), and a desperate plea for God's mercy ('only deliver us'). This shows that true repentance acknowledges guilt while still clinging to hope in God's character.
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19th Century
Anglican
Deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. —The invariable cry of the soul in trouble. With the former half of the verse compare [Reference …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the children of Israel said to the Lord, we have sinned , &c.] By serving other gods particularly; and they seem…
Presbyterian
God is able to multiply people's punishments according to the number of their sins and idols. But there is hope when sinners cry to the Lord for he…
